151017-N-GR120-131 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 17, 2015) – Pilots sit in an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 before launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during Exercise Malabar 2015. Malabar is a continuing series of complex, high-end war fighting exercises conducted to advance multi-national maritime relationships and mutual security. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment en route to its new homeport
151017-N-GR120-131 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 17, 2015) – Pilots sit in an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 before launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during Exercise Malabar 2015. Malabar is a continuing series of complex, high-end war fighting exercises conducted to advance multi-national maritime relationships and mutual security. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment en route to its new homeport in San Diego to complete a three-carrier homeport shift. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anna Van Nuys/Released)
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